The swarm of slacker rock continues to swell as we plough through 2016 with increasing speed; the latest group to join the ranks is Afterbloom. The Telford four have unveiled their debut single proper in the shape of 'Duh', and it is a brash and acidic affair that builds out of its psychedelic beginnings into an outing somehow as powerful and gutsy as it is laid-back and wholly laissez-faire. Teaming-up with producer Michael Smith, who worked with rock royalty in waiting Wolf Alice, it's a coming of age statement of intent for the newcomers who have the likes of Kagoule and Demob Happy in their sights. -G.O'B